The first mobile phone that uses the Google Android operating system is just a few weeks away. One of the major selling points of Android is that it is Open Source and that users will most likely have access to a huge database of software programs from the Open Source community at their disposal. Developers have published and announced applications that will be available when the first Android phone will be released and this article takes a look at 5 must haves.
Users should be aware that the Android Marketplace will host free and commercial applications just like the Apple iPhone App Store. Most of the applications listed below have been taken part in the first ever Android Developer Challenge.
This Challenge pushed the development of many Android applications and was an important step for the plattform.
Compare Everywhere: Compare Everywhere, formerly known as Android Scan, could be the killer application for Android. It uses the digital camera of the mobile phone to scan the barcodes of products to identify them. It offers then options to compare prices online, read product reviews and even sample music or video content. An alternative seems to be GoCart which basically does the same.
Cooking Capsules: The idea behind Cooking Capsules is simply. Let the user watch a short cooking video, show him the locations of the next grocery stores to shop for the items and give him a step by step instruction on how to cook the meal once he’s back home.
My Closet: The dream application for women. Take pictures of your clothing and the application keeps track and suggests outfits based on weather information and items chosen in the past.
Share Your Board: Jigsaw is an Android application to share, process and capture data on a whiteboard.
Wertago: An interesting application for nightlifer enthusiasts that makes use of Google Maps to show the hottest locations in town and provides means to coordinate with friends.
Got any other applications not in the list? Let me know about them. I did not include applications that would track friends and family members. This had various reasons, one being that every family member would need an Android phone for this feature to work.
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What?! I wonder who, and how they composed this list.. These are must-haves??!
What ever happened to Advanced task killer, noteme, documents to go, steel, K9 email, APNdroid, better terminal, file explorers… you name it!
This is probably the list of the most useless applications (mostly because they are location dependent, so try working with these outside of the USA, UK, or other “bigger” coutries, you’ll see what I’m talking about)
Come on ladies, do you really need your phone to tell you what to wear?! ;)
What about Google Goggles!!! Obviously one of the best android apps out there.
Just get some internet connectivity, take a pic of an object, and it’ll tell you what it is. AMAZING! And the best part…take a picture of a barcode of any object (books, video games, every day objects) and it’ll tell you what it is and where the best prices are!!!
How can you compare this to something that just tells you what to wear. I mean really, if you’re cold, get something warm!
Well Google Goggles did not exist when this article was created.